Homework Help: math

Posted by JaredNNNNNN1 on Monday, September 3, 2007 at 3:08am.

There are 1200 litres of water in a tank at present. IF the tank is 3/4 full, what is the capacity of the tank?

math - drwls, Monday, September 3, 2007 at 5:50am
Let x be the capacity.
(3/4) x = 1200
Solve for x by multiplying both sides of the equation by 4/3
math - Anonymous, Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:45am
3/4X=1200

X=1200*4/3
X=1600L

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